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'''Title: Poems of Asia''' '''Author: Kitaro''' ------------------------------------ '''Chapter 1, Hajimari''' In the beginning, the heavens and the earth were one. The sky was of angry black clouds and the sea was nothing more than a seething, murky swamp. Life as we know it did not exist. Then one day the clouds began to swirl and grow, thunder crashed and a terrible rain began to fall. It rained night and day for weeks and months, as if it had done so forever. At last the rain stopped, and the heavens and the earth had separated. From the waters and the mud the gods began to appear, like young shoots of grass springing forth from the east. This is how the world began. '''Chapter 2, Sozo - The Birth of a Land''' The last of the gods to rise up from the chaos were Izanagi and the goddess Izanami. From the Bridge of Rainbows in Takamagahara, far above where the other gods live, they stirred the sea with a spear. When they withdrew the spear, the drops of mud that fell from it created a most beautiful group of islands. Izanagi and Izanami went to live in the land, and were married. There, Izanami gave birth to many gods including those of the wind, the sea, the mountains and the earth. '''Chapter 3, Koi - Love and The Death of Izanami''' The last god to be born was the god of fire, after which Izanami died. Her death caused her son Mikoto, the god of the night, terrible pain and grief. At last his father, Izanagi, disturbed at his son's weakness, expelled him from the land of the gods. After much wandering, Mikoto, found himself in a village terrorized by the Eight-Headed Dragon and where the beautiful maiden Kushinadahime lived. It is here that Mikoto first discovered love. '''Chapter 4, Orochi - The Eight-Headed Dragon''' The Dragon was a terrible creature with eyes as red as Chinese lanterns. It had eight giant heads and tails long enough to span eight mountains and valleys. The monster dragon had already destroyed the village and devoured Kushinadahime's seven sisters, and it was feared he would soon return to claim the fair maiden. Using all of his cunning and strength Mikoto defeated the monster in a long and brutal battle. '''Chapter 5, Nageki - Sorrow in a World of Darkness''' After Mikoto was thrown out of the land of the gods, his sister Hikaru, goddess of the sun, took pity on him and invited him to come live with her in Takamagahara. Mikoto was happy to do so, but his mischief soon caused Hikaru much grief. Hikaru fell into great despair and went to hide in the Celestial Rock Cave, plunging the world into total darkness. For this, Mikoto was thrown out of Takamagahara. '''Chapter 6, Matsuri - The Festival''' Mikoto prayed and prayed to his father Izanzgi to get Hikaru to come out from the cave. Meanwhile, some of the other gods gathered around the cave to sing and dance in a happy and joyous festival. Hikaru, thinking it strange that people were holding a festival in a dark and cold world, opened the stone gate before the cave to see what was happening. Just then Tajikarao, the god of strength, pushed away the stone and pulled Hikaru from the cave. The festival had been nothing but a trick. '''Chapter 7, Reimei - The New Dawn''' As Hikaru came out from the cave, her light shown brilliantly in Takamagahara and throughout all the lands. Flowers began to bloom, birds began to sing and peace returned. With Hikaru's blessing, Mikoto and Kushinadahime were married and lived happily ever after. It was the beginning of a new dawn in Yamato (Japan). '''Message of Sound''' I send a Message of Sound Towards the sky Engulfing empty space Souring far beyond grasp High above mountain tops Beyond ocean waves Stretching to reach the Andes And lightly touching Nepal Watch as the sounds flow Listen as you feel the wind blow Nature is colored with romance Unfolding a drama day by day Plants breathe a rhythm Insects play their melody Light flies as wind cries Now catch the sound . . . feel the light By feeling things which are with life Innocents respond to the delicate sigh Of the world, weaving their own dreams Dreams which spread throughout the world People begin to sing harmonies of love, wordless This is a beginning Connecting the dream To the color of your breathless heart Peace and tranquility, you need only to sing It is for you. '''The Great Spirit ''' All living things come Face to face with the Great Spirit And the Great Spirit dwells Within all living things Tree Flower Water Wind All things At times the Great Spirit is severe At times the Great Spirit is soothing Encompassing all life Everyplace the Great Spirit dwells Is the source of a gentle crystalline light And within that light we become One Floating as if in our mother's warm body Living together as children Of the earth Without time Without end.. '''THE MESSENGER''' One came upon him not too late Just in time to meditate. Immersed in angelic harmonies Of the spheres. Realizing this Heaven and Earth Must be shared With the souls of spiritual children everywhere '''MAGICAL MEETING PLACE''' The World Came to me, I greeted the World And the World allowed me to feel its pulse Liken to a manifestation of fluttering butterflies, Some would land and linger To be caressed in their full beauty And then released Unharmed to continue their Sacred Journey. Our purpose fulfilled… for now. “Whatever joy there is in this world all comes from desiring others to be happy, and whatever suffering there is in this world all comes from desiring myself to be happy.” (Shantideva. Buddhist Monk at Nalanda University in the 7th/8th century) [[Category:Poetry and Song]]

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